"approached" in the verb sense

1. approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near

move towards

"We were approaching our destination"

"They are drawing near"

"The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

2. border on, approach

come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

"This borders on discrimination!"

"His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

3. set about, go about, approach

begin to deal with

"approach a task"

"go about a difficult problem"

"approach a new project"

4. approach, come near

come near in time

"Winter is approaching"

"approaching old age"

5. approach

make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

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